Jillakiss
@jillakiss.bsky.social
I am so sorry, but your subscription to my friendship comes with mandatory reading
There’s an old quote from CS Lewis about how science is good at making sure our proverbial boats don’t sink and morality is good at making sure they don’t intentionally crash into one another, but neither can tell us where the boats are supposed to be going.*
*Jason Pargin paraphrasing
*Jason Pargin paraphrasing
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There’s an old quote from CS Lewis about how science is good at making sure our proverbial boats don’t sink and morality is good at making sure they don’t intentionally crash into one another, but neither can tell us where the boats are supposed to be going.*
*Jason Pargin paraphrasing
*Jason Pargin paraphrasing
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adidas Gets Furry With The Gazelle Indoor
Most will recognize the Samba as the king of adidas’ current celebration of “terrace” culture, and in many regards, that’s true. However, don’t let its...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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A Theory of Dumb
By Lane Brown
It’s not just screens or COVID or too-strong weed. Maybe the culprit of our cognitive decline is unfettered access to each other.
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By Lane Brown
It’s not just screens or COVID or too-strong weed. Maybe the culprit of our cognitive decline is unfettered access to each other.
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A Theory of Dumb
What if the cause of Americans’ collective cognitive decline is, simply, each other?
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November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A Theory of Dumb
By Lane Brown
It’s not just screens or COVID or too-strong weed. Maybe the culprit of our cognitive decline is unfettered access to each other.
nymag.com/intelligence...
By Lane Brown
It’s not just screens or COVID or too-strong weed. Maybe the culprit of our cognitive decline is unfettered access to each other.
nymag.com/intelligence...
Happened to drive past the Market Street Mission coat giveaway this Saturday. Time and time again this organization is doing good for our community 🤍
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Video Update--Keeping Neighbors Warm This Winter!
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November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Happened to drive past the Market Street Mission coat giveaway this Saturday. Time and time again this organization is doing good for our community 🤍
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The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz
Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation
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November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
States and the architecture of democratic backsliding
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www.vox.com/politics/467...
The Democrats’ big election revealed a hidden constraint on Trump
Federalism: It matters!
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November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
States and the architecture of democratic backsliding
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www.vox.com/politics/467...
The 5 Levels of Industry Plant
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The 5 Levels of Industry Plant
YouTube video by Jay Diggs
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The 5 Levels of Industry Plant
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“swain” is an archaic word for “country youth”
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“swain” is an archaic word for “country youth”
When asked what his poems meant, Robert Frost would always say “What do you want me to do, say it back in worse English?”
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When asked what his poems meant, Robert Frost would always say “What do you want me to do, say it back in worse English?”
The MOST Misunderstood Story Behind The Shining
YouTube video by The Back Focus
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October 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Shout out to my alma mater, La Salle University, hosting a week of activations around the power and relevance of the humanities—disciplines that help us think critically, act ethically, and imagine boldly. POINT TAKEN
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Humanities Week 2025 - La Salle University
Despite the common claim that majors in the humanities—religion, philosophy, English, languages, history, and art history—don’t lead to jobs, both data and alumni success stories prove otherwise. Thes...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Shout out to my alma mater, La Salle University, hosting a week of activations around the power and relevance of the humanities—disciplines that help us think critically, act ethically, and imagine boldly. POINT TAKEN
www.lasalle.edu/humanities-w...
www.lasalle.edu/humanities-w...
In my Joyce Carol Oates era
October 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In my Joyce Carol Oates era
Why do clothes suck now?
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Spotify – Web Player
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October 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Why do clothes suck now?
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Breaking Bad conspiracy theories
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Every Crazy BREAKING BAD Theory That Might Actually Be True Explained in 16 Minutes
YouTube video by movies explained
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October 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Breaking Bad conspiracy theories
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The Hot Girl–City Boy rivalry
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“No Scrubs” vs. “No Pigeons”: The Battle of the Sexes That Shook Radio in 1999
After Ru0026amp;B supergroup TLC dropped “No Scrubs,” a little-known New York rap group called Sporty Thievz responded with “No Pigeons.” It launched a gender war on and off the airwaves, amplified by...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Hot Girl–City Boy rivalry
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“My child bride and I just want to Break Stuff in peace.”
October 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“My child bride and I just want to Break Stuff in peace.”
nostalgia is a knife
October 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
nostalgia is a knife
BREAKING: The guy who renamed the Department of Defense "Department of War" wants a Nobel Peace Prize
October 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
BREAKING: The guy who renamed the Department of Defense "Department of War" wants a Nobel Peace Prize
Reposted by Jillakiss
a sleeper cell sounds so tranquil, let me take a little nap right here
July 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
a sleeper cell sounds so tranquil, let me take a little nap right here
Mattoni’s highway eagles have become roadside art to skirt Czech anti-advertising laws
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Mattoni’s highway eagles have become roadside art to skirt Czech anti-advertising laws
Bottled water maker Karlovarské minerální vody is covering its distinctive eagle-shaped signs in art to avoid having to take them down
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September 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Mattoni’s highway eagles have become roadside art to skirt Czech anti-advertising laws
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Familect, Your Family's 'Secret Language'
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Your Family's 'Secret Language' | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Listeners call in to share the words in their family that only they use, or their "familect," as some linguists call it.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Familect, Your Family's 'Secret Language'
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Lucid dreaming by accident
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Cosmologyscape | Lucid dreaming by accident
Lucid dreaming by accident
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September 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Lucid dreaming by accident
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Donnie Darko 4Ever
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Donnie Darko (2001): Shocking Facts You Never Knew!
YouTube video by The Movie Codex
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September 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Donnie Darko 4Ever
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